Selene's POV
The moment the door shut behind Theo and Logan, neither of us spoke for a while.
I stood where I was, my pulse still uneven, but my thoughts were no longer scattered. They were focused now, sharper than before, because I couldn't ignore it anymore.
What happened earlier wasn't random. It wasn't just power reacting. It had direction. It had reached. And more importantly, it had answered.
"You're thinking too loudly."
Adrian's voice cut through the silence.
I didn't look at him. "Am I wrong?"
That was the real question. Not whether something was happening, but whether I was finally seeing it clearly.
A brief pause followed before he spoke again, closer this time. "That depends on what you think you're seeing."
I exhaled slowly, my fingers curling at
